Is offline solo only?

[Ultimania76]

Still on the fence about this game because there is something I still don't understand about it. So I can play offline, but are the other two characters AI or do I have to go solo? Because from what I understand, it would be impossible to do anything solo in the game, right?

[wit]

the game is designed for trio's and solo's thats why im 99% sure that if you play in offline mode its going to be just you.
edit: it was originally ment to be only playable as a trio but i think i heard that they changed that and added a solo play option

[Ultimania76]

Originally posted by wit:

im 99% sure that if you play in offline mode its going to be just you.

So you're not 100% sure, meaning there's no official word on this. The game is a month away, probably many people pre-ordered the game thinking otherwise?
Appalling Bandai/From move leading people to get the game on false assumptions. By saying (and this is official) that there is a offline mode people will think that it can be played as a single player game when it is not.

[Darkstorm]

I did not read anywhere it has offline mode. If it had offline mode maybe people would be able to solo play during network test and I know they couldn't or maybe they just didn't let them because it was a network test. The game is designed for 3 people, solo is also possible. It's being said in the very first interview published by IGN on the very same day Nightreign was revealed at the game awards. There are no AI helpers. And solo likely will be harder than playing in party of 3. It's being said in that very same interview. They eventually had to consider duos but no update on this and I believe they will just stick to whatever they were planning and might add duos a bit after game release after seeing the reception...

[Asset]

It's not an offline-able type of game, it was designed as a team game, while soloing is possible(There is a specific class perfect for this btw that was leaked) it's meant to be played in a trio.

[Jackson]

It can be played solo, but it's designed for teams of three, so bosses may be mechanically annoying as a solo player, if I had to guess.

"Fortunately, it is possible to play Elden Ring Nightreign as a solo player. As confirmed by Game Director Junya Ishizaki when speaking to IGN, Nightreign adjusts its difficulty for individual players, giving enemies smaller health pools. This means that bosses designed to be taken on by three people do not have an overwhelming advantage in single-player, inverting Elden Ring’s own mechanic of strengthening bosses during co-op play. Of course, Nightreign is still entirely capable of posing a challenge in single-player, the threat is simply scaled to keep things fair."

Source: https://screenrant.com/elden-ring-nightreign-single-player/